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===Other work=== In 1995, Lock played an escaped murderer in an episode of ''[[The World of Lee Evans]]'', alongside [[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]] and [[Phil Daniels]].<ref name="BCG">{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/6500/rip-sean-lock/ |title=Sean Lock dies aged 58 |work=British Comedy Guide |date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818105601/https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/news/6500/rip-sean-lock/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lock wrote the screenplay for [[Andrew Kötting]]'s 2001 feature film ''This Filthy Earth'', based on the novel ''[[La Terre]]'' by [[Émile Zola]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/02/culture.reviews3 |title=This Filthy Earth |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2 November 2001 |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818110213/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/nov/02/culture.reviews3 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, Lock had a guest appearance on television's first-ever "dope opera", ''[[Top Buzzer]]'', written by [[Johnny Vaughan]]. In 2005, he became a regular team captain on the [[Channel 4]] [[Panel show|panel game]] ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats]]''.<ref name="BCG"/> In an article at the time of his death, ''[[The Guardian]]'' said Lock "will be best remembered as a team captain for the first 18 series of... ''8 Out of 10 Cats''... and he quickly emerged as its biggest star."<ref name="Guardian obit">{{Cite web |date=18 August 2021 |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Hayward |title=Sean Lock obituary |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/18/sean-lock-obituary |access-date=18 August 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818173620/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/18/sean-lock-obituary |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a team captain on ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' between 2005 and 2015, and on its spin-off ''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]'' between 2012 and 2021.<ref name="BCG"/> In spring 2006, he hosted his own entertainment show on [[Channel 4]] called ''[[TV Heaven, Telly Hell]]''.<ref name="BCG"/> Lock narrated the BBC production ''World Cup Goals Galore'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/bbc_coverage/4766257.stm |title=World Cup Goals Galore |work=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2006 |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=16 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616202508/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/bbc_coverage/4766257.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, he appeared on ''[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]]'', on a team with [[James Corden]].<ref name="bbcobit"/> Lock also appeared on many popular British TV panel shows, including ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'', ''[[QI]]'' and ''[[They Think It's All Over (TV series)|They Think It's All Over]]''.<ref name="EdNews"/> He was also a celebrity guest in ''[[The Last Leg]]''.<ref name="bbcobit"/> Lock became "The Curator" for the second radio series of ''[[The Museum of Curiosity]]'', in 2009, taking over from Bill Bailey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/the-museum-of-curiosity/ |title=The Museum of Curiosity |work=BBC Studios |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818130125/https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/the-museum-of-curiosity/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, Lock took part in ''[[Channel 4's Comedy Gala]]'', a [[Benefit concert|benefit show]] held in aid of [[Great Ormond Street Hospital|Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital]], filmed live at [[The O2 Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/channel4_comedy_gala/episodes/1/1/ |title=Channel 4's Comedy Gala |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818110418/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/channel4_comedy_gala/episodes/1/1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also appeared in a spoof video produced by [[Shelter (charity)|Shelter]], the housing charity, to highlight the problem of rogue landlords.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1tB9y55UrI&feature=player_embedded |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/G1tB9y55UrI |archive-date=22 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Evict Rogue Landlords (video)|date=29 March 2011 |publisher=Shelter |access-date=30 March 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2011, he took over from [[John Sergeant (journalist)|John Sergeant]] as the host of the [[U&Dave|Dave]] comedy panel show ''[[Argumental]]''.<ref name="BCG"/> In 2019, Lock featured in episode 4 of the BBC comedy series ''[[Mandy (TV series)|Mandy]]''.<ref name="BCG"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/13/mandy-review-from-naked-sushi-model-to-tarantula-assassin |title=Mandy review – from naked sushi model to tarantula assassin |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 August 2020 |first=Lucy |last=Mangan |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818130441/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/13/mandy-review-from-naked-sushi-model-to-tarantula-assassin |url-status=live }}</ref>
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